Search - Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Bk 1)

An urban fantasy about a half human/half vampire heroine who teams up with a vampire bounty hunter to hunt down evil vampires. First book in the series with lots of fast paced action and fight scenes and a steamy romance.
However the main character comes across as juvenile and the rest of the characters are more caricatures than three dimesional people, defined by their ethnicity. So the English characters use words like bloody and bollocks and bleedin' with an absurd frequency; the African-American female can't have a conversation without using the word "child" to puntuate what she is saying; the Latina vampire uses, "nina" and "si" instead of yes. These characters don't talk like real people. They talk like ethnic stereotypes. Which is a shame because the story itself is entertaining and suspenseful.

The spine calls it "paranormal romance" and it was shelved in the romance section, but after reading it I have decided that my best description of it would be an urban fantasy for romance readers. This book is the first of what looks to be a series, so there is an open ended feeling to it that die-hard romance readers who need a conclusion may not appreciate, but I personally liked it and it made me want to read more of this series. I liked the gorgeous cover, great fight scenes, an unusual heroine, and great banter and humor. I wondered about Bones being VERY similar to Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Cat being a little immature sometimes. Overall - fun read. I'd recommend it.

WOW! This was the best book I've read in awhile. Well written, excellent characters and a kick butt heroine. Can't wait to read number 2 (comes out April 08) A must read!

This was a very good book. Just enough romance and plenty of action. I can't wait to see if gets back with Bones somewhere in the series.

This book has sat on my shelf for a while. Wow it was really good. Cat and Bones make a great team, how can't you love them together. Her mother makes an interesting distraction. Can't wait to read book two.

A wonderful start to a series and a keeper.